The U.S.A’s Secratary of State has delivered a speech on his country’s culinary diplomacy programme, ahead of the Milan Expo 2015. You can read the full speech here.
The International Association of Conference Centers has announced the top ten conference food trends for 2015, which will have an influence on conference catering decisions throughout the world. According to the IACC the trends will help planners make appropriate catering decisions to please conference attendees across the globe. READ MORE
The IETM Satellite in Brussels (17-18 February) inspired structured reflection on measuring the value and impact of the arts and was a substantial milestone in augmenting their expertise on the topic. To have a detailed overview of the existing models for measuring the impact of cultural and artistic practices consult one of their recently
Italy is home to the most UNESCO world heritage sites and offers a phenomenal amount of artistic gems, including archaeological areas, monuments and museums. It is also one of the cheapest cultures when it comes to entrance fees to these historical attractions, as most museums only require a small entrance
Deputy Culture Minister Berislav Sipus said on Friday that nine Croatian cities – Dubrovnik, Djakovo, Osijek, Pula, Rijeka, Split, Varazdin, Zadar and Zagreb – had entered the second round of nominations for the 2020 European Capital of Culture. READ MORE atvlada.gov.hr
Buzz, the feeling of excitement that cultural venues generate, is actually a commodity that can be traded and is subject to its own kind of inflation, according to Prof. Terry Nichols Clark, whose recent work looks at the role arts play in the economy and civic participation worldwide. “Buzz is
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced that total exports from international tourism reached a record USD 1.5 trillion in 2014. READ MORE at presstv
Dario Franceschini, Italy’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, has recently announced that the five cities that were competing last year against Matera, that won the competition to become the European Capital of Culture 2019, this year will receive one million euros each to realize the projects they presented at the
By organising an event called Irish Day in Varazdin on Saturday, the local authorities presented the city’s and the northern Croatia region’s candidacy for the 2020 European Capital of Culture. READ MORE at dalje.com
“The global functional food market has been growing by nearly 10 percent over the past few years as more people seek to eat products boosting their health – Lee said -The market has reached $400 billion worldwide. But Korea accounts for only 1 percent. We have a long way to
Many festivals are taking place during the season in the Coachella valley. A question is being raised, whether the amount of festivals is growing to a not bearable number. The biggest festival, Coachella valley Music and Art festival attracts per day around 100.000 visitors and brings a profit of about
“You can’t outsource responsibility,” says Harold Goodwin, a stalwart of the global move towards sustainable and meaningful tourism. He stressed the need for individuals in the South African tourism industry to make significant changes to the way they do business to make tourism more meaningful and sustainable…read more Mail and
The European Capital of Culture 2016, Wroclaw has much to offer when it comes to culture and food. The street art and alternative culture seems to be a special characteristic of the fourth largest city of Poland. A place not to be found in the regular tourist guide is Nadodrze,
Paper submissions are invited for the “2015 International Symposium on Cultural Trajectories: Cultural Governance, What’s Next?”, which is to be held at the Graduate School of Arts Management and Cultural Policy at National Taiwan University of Arts from November 13th and 14th (at the International Conference Hall) to November 15th
In an area that is often seen as esoteric, academic, full of jargon or too ‘big picture’ the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards are a way of bringing sustainability back to earth and making it relevant to every one of us. The awards are among the most prestigious in the industry.
Travel and tourism faces a growing talent shortage without urgent action to address it by governments and industry. Research on behalf of the WTTC by Oxford Economics suggests the industry could suffer a shortfall of 14 million jobs or 4% of the total projected workforce by 2014.The Oxford Economics study,
